{"id":37083,"date":"2024-10-13T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37083"},"modified":"2024-10-13T17:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T21:16:04","slug":"curse-of-the-demon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37083","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Curse of the Demon&#8221; (1957) directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2024\/z101224zview_curseofthedemon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><i><b>Curse of the Demon<\/b><\/i><\/em> (1957)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director: <strong>Jacques Tourneur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: <strong>Charles Bennett, Hal E. Chester <\/strong>based on <em>Casting the Runes<\/em>\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/402VM0n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MORE GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0By <strong>M. R. James<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins<\/strong><strong>, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Reginald Beckwith<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: <em>Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. John Holden (Andrews) arrives in London to attend a paranormal and psychic phenomena convention.\u00a0 Holden&#8217;s friend, Professor Harrington is set to expose\u00a0 Dr. Julian Karswell (MccGinnis) as a fraud.\u00a0 Shortly before the convention is to begin Professor Harrington is found dead in his car on a remote road.\u00a0 The cause of death is listed as electrocution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Holden is approached by colleagues of Professor Harrington.\u00a0 They believe that Karswell was behind Harrington&#8217;s death.\u00a0 Holden is skeptical.\u00a0 At Professor Harrington&#8217;s funeral, he meets the Professor&#8217;s niece, Joanna (Cummins).\u00a0 Joanna shares her uncles&#8217;s diary with Holden.\u00a0 It describes Karswell&#8217;s power over the black arts.\u00a0 Holden is skeptical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holden is openly skeptical when he meets Karswell.\u00a0 Even after Karswell gives a demonstration of his power, Holden brushes it off.\u00a0 Karswell is insulted and tells Holden he will die within three days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Holden learns the truth it is too late.\u00a0 Someone will face the curse of the demon, but how can Holden make sure it&#8217;s not him?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ve always liked Curse of the Demon.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve found that I enjoy it more with each viewing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a smart, psychological thriller with a great payoff.<\/p>\n<p>Niall MacGinnis steals the show as Dr. Julian Karswell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kudos to director Jacques Tourneur for creating a stylish thriller in what could have been a 1950s drive-in monster movie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In England, the country where the film was made, it was titled<em> Night of the Demon<\/em> and the running time was 13 minutes longer.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Scorsese has listed <em>Curse of the Demon<\/em> as one of his favorite films.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: initial;\"><em><strong><i><b>Curse of the Demon<\/b><\/i> (1957)<\/strong> <\/em>rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2024\/z101224zview_curseofthedemon2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curse of the Demon (1957) Director: Jacques Tourneur Screenplay: Charles Bennett, Hal E. 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